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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1916
Page
3
Manuel Quezon, Philippine commissioner, told President Wilson that he and his followers have abandoned immediate independence. He urged supporting the house bill for greater self-government without a fixed date, and opposed the Clarke amendment favored by the senate.
The American schooner T. Doyle of 660 tons net arrives in Mobile from St. Paul de Loanda Portuguese West Africa to undergo a complete overhaul. Owned by the Atlantic States Shipping Company the Doyle is not chartered and is sent to Mobile due to prior satisfactory repairs at this port.
Detectives Burch Murphy Lacy and Pearson raided the Tennessee west of Marine street Monday morning. Charlie Edwards was put on the docket charged with violating the prohibition law. A small quantity of whiskey and beer was seized.
Two physicians, Dr. T. C. Baumhauer and Dr. J. E. Beck, are referenced in the article segment. Their roles or affiliations are not detailed in the fragment provided.
Chicago millionaire John Borden plans a $100000 hunting and fishing expedition in Arctic waters this summer. He will sail from Seattle soon aboard the whaling schooner Great Bear with Captain Louis Lane and companions R B Slaughter Co K Knickerbocker Norris H Bokum Reginald Fernald and W E Boeing.
The United States Weather Bureau forecasts a week of above normal temperatures in the middle Atlantic and south Atlantic and gulf states, with cooler conditions in the northwest. Expect unsettled weather with showers and possible frosts late in the week across the Great Lakes, Midwest, and coastal areas.
Dublin May 8 Countess Geor says that Lewis Harcourt first commissioner of works has been appointed to succeed Augustine Birrell as chief secretary for Ireland. A party of about 1000 prisoners left Dublin last night for England, mostly from country districts. This is the last day under General Maxwells orders for the Sinn Feiners and Irish volunteers to hand in arms and ammunition.
A Mobil e readers letter and advertisement extoll Vinci as a medicine that restores strength in the elderly. It cites a Woodbridge New Jersey grandmother recovering from grippe and crediting Vinci with improved mobility and health. The ad lists ingredients and claims to enrich blood and boost appetite, urging readers to seek Vinci at local drug stores.
The New York Philharmonic Orchestra arrives in Mobile led by Josef Stransky with soloists Eleanore Cochran Ruth Townsend Royal Cadman and Theo Earle. Sixty musicians perform two programs at the Lyric with a 245 PM start to accommodate visitors from the surrounding area.
Matinee features Beethoven Fifth Symphony C minor Op 67 Saint Saens Danse Macabre Bizet Habanera from Carmen sung by Miss Ruth Townsend Liszt Tasso Saint Saens Walther Prelude from Meistersinger Dvorak Carnival Overture Night features Tschaikovsky Pathetique Symphony Bizet L Arlesienne Suite Verdi aria from Aida sung by Miss Eleanore Cochran Rimsky Korsakov Capriccio Espagnol Massenet Vision Fugitive from La Heroide Royal Cadman Wagner Tannhauser Overture
The New York Philharmonic, America’s oldest of its kind, traces its roots to 1842 when 37 professional musicians gathered in Manhattan's Apollo rooms to form a society aimed at advancing instrumental music and staging higher quality concerts. The piece notes its current status as a world class orchestra.
A light docket at the recorder’s court saw about thirty minor cases tried after weekend arrests. Charles Johnson, charged with concealed weapons and burglary, bound over to the grand jury on burglary with $500 bond. concealed weapon case continued to July. Willie Pickens found guilty of petit larceny and threatening to kill, with thirty days’ sentence and $300 peace bond. Collins Littlefield jailed for assault with a knife, bond $200. continued to May 16. R O Albright speeding case continued to May 17. George Kilmer and Will Haas cases continued to May 11. John Nilon Jr white and N Owens negro reckless driving cases reset for May 9.
Georgetown Georgia May 8 Miss Julia Catchings 66 a plantation owner was found choked on her porch clutching a health ring worn by locals to ward off evil. Rich Henderson a negro was held by a coroner s jury as slayer and jailed. Blood stains on his clothes were noted and he had worked on the plantation for about fifteen years.
The St Andrews baseball team faces Emerson Institute on Tuesday May 9 at Dixie Park. No admission charge and the game is anticipated to be fast paced.
Advertisement offers a 32-page skin book on request via post-card to Cuticura Dept. T Boss ten. Readers urged to sample free by mail with worldwide availability mentioned.
An old advertisement promotes Sloan's Liniment to soothe soreness from cleaning. It claims quick relief from bruises and overexertion and suggests rubbing a small amount on sore spots for restful sleep. A customer testimonial praises its value. 26c at druggists.
The steamship Philadelphian of the Leyland Line collided with the Fire Island lightship near New York port in early fog. The Philadelphian, 3322 tons, built 1891, sailed from New York April 20 and requested a rescue alert. No serious injury to the lightship was reported, though a tender was sent to aid.
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